Private Student Loans

[cookderosa]

Can anyone tell me how much you can borrow privately above and beyond the federal loans? How hard is it to qualify and who did you borrow through?

Respectfully, why on EARTH would you even consider borrowing the max federal loans and then ADDITIONAL loans?? This board is all about cutting your costs to the bone. You'd have to exceed $83 per credit to hit the $10k mark for a bachelor's degree, and that's assuming you're starting from zero. If you're borrowing before you're starting, my suggestion is to look hard at your return on investment, start a coin jar, sell everything you don't need, get a second(third) job, start mowing lawns on weekends, buy used books, borrow books from the library for free, don't go out to eat, get on a budget. Sorry, I know that's preachy, I can't help it. This board is the ANSWER to helping you avoid debt.